Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-11-03

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 3
● Final152 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,251 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 1,332▲ 529 vs year ago 722 · +73.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 299▲ 161 vs year ago 190 · +84.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 284▲ 66 vs year ago 85 · +77.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 9.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.84/cwt on 579 head.
Average price
$231.84
579 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,209
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$823
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$172.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.53
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511253.131,293394
Medium and Large 1-2520224.981,169112
Medium and Large 2578178.261,03135
Small 458480.5947038
One grade step is worth $172.54/cwt here — about $823 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale579 hd
231.84
—
NM average4 barns · 2,313 hd
245.36
−13.53
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,611108.451,74737
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56891.381,43326
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26990.151,144150
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05875.70801170

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)924$1,29716
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)858$1,2753thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)899$9103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,316$1,8145
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,362$1,71612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,012$1,1003thin

Every lot

152 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned135300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 2185240.00/cwt240.00–240.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238290.00/cwt290.00–290.0069010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258257.43/cwt250.00–265.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added292336.00/cwt336.00–336.009813
Steers—Medium and Large 1295313.50/cwt312.00–315.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added317316.21/cwt315.00–320.001,0026
Steers—Medium and Large 2322174.94/cwt170.00–189.005634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325255.87/cwt240.00–270.008326
Steers—Medium and Large 1328286.75/cwt275.00–312.5094119
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365312.14/cwt306.00–320.001,13918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376244.53/cwt225.00–265.0091910
Steers—Medium and Large 1378274.71/cwt270.00–295.001,03819
Steers—Medium and Large 2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,2533
Steers—Medium and Large 1423265.43/cwt249.00–287.001,12348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425223.85/cwt210.00–240.009517
Steers—Small 4443401.78/head370.00–450.004025
Steers—Small 446473.69/cwt71.00–75.003426
Steers—Medium and Large 1478255.30/cwt245.00–282.001,22089
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483230.99/cwt210.00–242.001,11613
Steers—Medium and Large 2495175.00/cwt170.00–180.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 2519175.77/cwt150.00–185.009127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526211.59/cwt185.00–230.001,11319
Steers—Small 453079.00/cwt79.00–79.004192
Steers—Medium and Large 1533241.14/cwt230.00–254.001,28540
Steers—Medium and Large 2570183.97/cwt182.00–185.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 1573239.99/cwt230.00–256.001,37544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581218.22/cwt200.00–224.001,26818
Steers—Small 458276.68/cwt75.00–77.004466
Steers—Small 461583.42/cwt81.00–85.5051322
Steers—Medium and Large 1617228.24/cwt215.00–245.001,40866
Steers—Medium and Large 2623176.00/cwt161.00–185.001,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626208.31/cwt206.00–210.001,3046
Steers—Small 465883.51/cwt80.00–87.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676203.32/cwt200.00–216.001,3746
Steers—Medium and Large 1683238.75/cwt222.00–243.001,63114
Steers—Medium and Large 2692184.74/cwt177.50–195.001,2787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4283
Steers—Medium and Large 1724214.98/cwt202.00–221.001,55616
Steers—Medium and Large 2745168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2521
Steers—Medium and Large 1779215.90/cwt207.00–224.001,6827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787189.27/cwt187.00–193.001,4908
Steers—Medium and Large 2890147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912173.48/cwt164.00–202.001,5824
Steers—Medium and Large 2980150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2194265.00/cwt265.00–265.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2195235.00/cwt235.00–235.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned200325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2229265.18/cwt250.00–267.006079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274255.04/cwt250.00–267.506995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283226.47/cwt210.00–235.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325264.19/cwt255.00–272.008595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330234.35/cwt232.50–240.007734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added369275.07/cwt270.00–277.501,0155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374245.39/cwt237.00–265.0091820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381216.71/cwt200.00–235.0082620
Heifers—Small 4395360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415188.00/cwt188.00–188.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433232.72/cwt210.00–245.001,00880
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434200.81/cwt190.00–220.0087222
Heifers—Small 4440285.00/head285.00–285.002851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,06812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475222.71/cwt210.00–242.501,05829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478202.68/cwt185.00–222.0096917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517195.93/cwt167.00–207.001,01320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521212.12/cwt209.00–240.001,10535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535173.74/cwt167.00–180.009308
Heifers—Small 454055.00/cwt55.00–55.002972
Heifers—Small 456550.00/cwt50.00–50.002831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569214.40/cwt202.00–226.001,22014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586158.99/cwt153.00–161.009327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588196.12/cwt175.00–207.001,15316
Heifers—Small 461050.00/cwt50.00–50.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,35413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628173.43/cwt170.00–177.001,0892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638192.03/cwt185.00–195.001,2255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675213.50/cwt200.00–217.001,4415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679173.41/cwt168.00–185.001,17712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680148.71/cwt140.00–163.001,0113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708156.43/cwt146.00–166.001,1083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,33716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765175.19/cwt165.00–180.001,3409
Heifers—Medium and Large 2781145.51/cwt141.00–150.001,1364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2827157.50/cwt145.00–170.001,3035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2832157.51/cwt145.00–169.001,3103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2857152.03/cwt150.00–157.001,3035
Heifers—Medium 1869170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878162.26/cwt155.00–175.001,4257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7761
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,115151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 4315250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338278.64/cwt272.00–285.009422
Bulls—Small 452575.00/cwt75.00–75.003941
Bulls—Small 455540.00/cwt40.00–40.002221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623182.04/cwt179.00–185.001,1342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673180.18/cwt173.00–187.001,2132
Bulls—Medium 1-2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763154.51/cwt152.00–157.001,1792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2171
Bulls—Small 477580.00/cwt80.00–80.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25288.78/cwt85.00–93.001,1123
Bulls——Return to Feed1,437102.17/cwt94.50–106.001,4683
Bulls——1,507103.16/cwt95.00–108.001,55511
Bulls——1,740115.00/cwt109.00–120.002,00119
Bulls——Return to Feed1,905120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,2861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83258.63/cwt57.00–60.004883
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91761.47/cwt55.00–67.0056411
Cows—Lean 85-90%98165.61/cwt60.00–71.0064424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03673.24/cwt66.00–76.0075943
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,04590.50/cwt90.50–90.509461
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,06783.09/cwt80.00–84.508873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11681.91/cwt76.00–86.5091486
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,13587.11/cwt84.50–95.0098929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19686.44/cwt84.00–89.001,03433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34492.11/cwt90.00–100.001,23884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365105.13/cwt104.50–106.001,4353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56891.38/cwt90.00–101.001,43326
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4690500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2730750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,685.00/head1,630.00–1,740.001,6852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3051,920.00/head1,860.00–1,980.001,9202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4251,880.00/head1,880.00–1,880.001,8801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4511,830.56/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8319
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4680400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 4830570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,412.50/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2880962.50/head900.00–1,025.009632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19091,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29331,080.00/head1,050.00–1,110.001,0802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0121,230.83/head1,110.00–1,425.001,2316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013118.00/cwt110.00–126.001,1952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,085140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,14010
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1995140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3931
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005121.25/cwt120.00–122.501,2192

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.